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Game Art & Design Degrees

Posted by admin On December - 1 - 2008

Game Art and Design degrees offer a good foundation for the various aspects of game design without the more hardcore programming aspects of the whole process. These programs basically let you focus more on the artistic side of video game development and let the programmers do more of the technical stuff. Getting a degree in this area of development can lead to jobs in gameplay testing, texture artist, user interface artist, 3D modeler, background artist, concept artist and more.

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Game Programming Degrees

Posted by admin On November - 30 - 2008

A Game Programming degree offers a good foundation for the various vital technical aspects of video game development. This includes game engine development, artificial intelligence, scripting and more. You can expect to work with the latest development software and build a strong comprehension of the programming languages C++ as well as C#. Graduates of a Game Programming degree will be well equipped for placement in a game studio as game engine programmers, AI programmers, scripters and more. Below are some strong game programming educational options for those interesting in this exciting field of development. Read the rest of this entry »